Chennai Helpline Numbers

Tree fall, Water logging – 1913 Sewage overflow – 45674567, 22200335 State Emergency: 1070 District Emergency: 1077 Electricity: 1912 Fire & Rescue: 101 01st   Regional Office(Tiruvottiyur)                 9445190001 02nd  Regional Office(Manali)                          9445190002 03rd   Regional Office(Madhavaram)             9445190003 04th   Regional Office(Tondiarpet)                   9445190004 05th   Regional Office(Royapuram)               9445190005 06th   Regional Office(Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar)    9445190006 07th   Regional Office(Ambattur)                   9445190007 08th   Regional Office(Annanagar)                  9445190008 09th   Regional Office(Teynampet)               9445190009 10th   Regional Office(Kodambakkam)           9445190010 11th   Regional Office (Valasaravakkam)    …

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Compassion’ to remain on Centre’s ‘watch list

At one point, the court was taken aback the government seemed to be unaware that General Financial Rules, 2005 mandate a regulatory mechanism for the NGOs. “This is your [government] money and you have no record of how they [NGOs] use it?” Chief Justice Khehar asked the government. In the forenoon, when the government sought an adjournment to produce records of the NGO audits, the Bench instead ordered the Rural…

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SC orders audit of 30 lakh NGOs getting public funds

Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI JANUARY 10, 2017 14:49 IST UPDATED: JANUARY 11, 2017 00:02 IST Asks govt. to book those that fudged accounts, swindled money The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to audit nearly 30 lakh NGOs which received public funds but consistently failed to explain how they spent the money. A Bench of Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and Justices N.V. Ramana and D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing a…

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Grassroots

Social Entrepreneur Network is going to launch a monthly news magazine at the beginning of 2024. Preparatory work for the magazine is in progress. The magazine will focus on providing latest news, ensuring greater visibility and offering assistance to all NGOs engaged in working for people at the grassroots level. We intend to nurture this news magazine as a tool to provide news and views without any bias. We cordially…

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YOU are IMPORTANT

U r important A cobbler lived in a large village and he was the only cobbler in town, so he was responsible for repairing the boots of everybody else. However, he didn’t have time to repair his own boots. This wasn’t a problem at first, but over time, his boots began to deteriorate and fall apart. While he worked feverishly on the boots of everyone else, his feet got blisters…

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